For the second half of our show, available to SUBSCRIBERS ONLY, Alex reads a long excerpt from this massive essay in the newest issue of Salvage. Also, Tish, Adam and Alex talk about the aesthetics of the GameStop short squeeze, how capitalism presents us with the illusion of justice, and how we might see through the veneer. If you want to hear more than just the preview of this portion, you will have to subscribe. If you haven’t yet, do so here.
“The GameStop Rally Exposed the Perils of ‘Meme Populism’,” by Eric Levitz, New York Magazine, February 3rd, 2021.
“The GameStop Bubble Is a Lesson in the Absurdity and Uselessness of the Stock Market,” by Doug Henwood, Jacobin, January 27th, 202.
Society of the Spectacle, by Guy Debord
“The Work of Art In the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” by Walter Benjamin
Simulacra and Simulation, by Jean Baudrillard
Libidinal Economy, by Jean-Francois Lyotard
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